Back when 7-11s first opened up in this city, we got a little upset that none of them contained the iced slushie machines the chain is famous for everywhere else. Sometime in the last month or so, they rectified this situation! That's right - there's Slurpees in Shanghai now! more ›

7-Eleven is now officially open in Shanghai! The first of the convenience store's locations opened today in Xujiahui, and will be followed by about 165 sister stores in the next three years, according to Jason C.S. Lin, the CEO responsible for bringing this fine institution. To differentiate itself from Family Mart, Alldays and the like, 7-Eleven will "highlight the food store concept to focus on dining-out habits of white-collar workers while providing services like photocopying and fax machines." So... it'll be like a Kedi Kinkos hybrid. Sounds awesome? Source: Shanghai Daily more ›

The Slurpee is coming to Shanghai! According to Shanghai Daily, Taiwan-based President Chain Store Corp. will be opening four to six 7-Eleven stores in the city by the beginning of April. President Chain plans to have 100 7-Eleven outlets in three years, and will use Shanghai as a stepping stone into the east China region. While we're all excited about getting our hands on some iced slush, we wonder how they will they fare against Kedi, Alldays, Lawson, Family Mart, C-Store and the numerous other tiny convenience marts already saturated throughout the area. more ›

U.S. fast food chain Carl's Jr. announced it's targeting to open 100 restaurants in China, a country where they currently have no presence. Fans of its bulging fast food burgers and overtly sexual advertisements will have to hold keep their zippers up, however; the first restaurants aren't expected to open until March of next year. Our childhood memories of Carl's Jr. were of fried zucchini and decent tasting cheeseburgers; our adult memories, thanks to ads like the one embedded here, are even more enriched. We can't wait to see what kind of campaign will be run here; we really hope it doesn't include Yao Ming or Jackie Chan. more ›